Guy W. Beckett
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Personal Injury
1708 Bellevue Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
About Guy W. Beckett
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VirginiaJ.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, 1981B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Honors: Dean's List
Languages
- English (Primary)
Representative Cases
- Unifund CCR, LLC v. Amy Elyse, 382 P.3d 1090, 195 Wn. App. 110 (WA Ct. App. Div. 1 2016)
- MCCurry v. Chevy Chase, N.A., 233 P.3d 861, 233 P.3d 861 (WA Sup. Ct. 2010)
- Singleton v. Naegeli Reporting Corp., 125 P.3d 594, 142 Wn. App. 598 (WA Ct. App. Div. 1 2008)
- O'Neill v. Farmers Insurance Co., 125 P.3d 134, 124 Wn. App. 516 (WA Ct. App. Div. 1 2004)
Classes and Seminars
- SLAPP-Ocalypse: The Trap of SLAPP, WSAJ, 2014 - Present
- Disqualification of Opposing Counsel, WSAJ, 2003 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Washington, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1988
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1985
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1988
Other Affiliations
- Washington State Bar Association, 1985 - Present (Member)
- Washington State Association For Justice, 2000 - Present (Eagle)
- Washington State Association For Justice, 1985 - Present (Member)
Past Positions
- Hall, Kintner & Beckett, PLLC (Bremerton, WA), Owner, 1985 - 1988
Articles
Published Works
- Supreme Court Rejects Preemption and Iqbal/Twombly, WSAJ Trial News, Vol. 46-3, 2010 Overview of McCurry v. Chevy Chase Bank, N.A., 169 Wnd.2d 1 (2010), in which Washington State Supreme Court rejected Iqbal/Twombly approach to deciding CR 12(b)(6) motions and federal preemption as a defense to breach of contract and CPA claim.
- Federal Preemption: A Change in the Wind?, WSAJ Trial News, Vol. 44-11, 2009 Analysis of whether federal Office of Thrift Supervision regulations should preempt state law claims against national bank for breach of contract and violations of Washington's Consumer Protection Act.
Office Info
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